Our vaccination status must never be allowed to determine our ability to live freely in our democracy.
My piece with @SteveBakerHW in @thetimes Red Box today:
thetimes.co.uk/article/4ae88b…
Prof Paul Dolan
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Prof Paul Dolan
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Professor of Behavioural Science, LSE.
New book Beliefism out now; podcast Breaking Beliefism, all links - linktr.ee/paul_dolan
Joined March 2014
- A great piece by @SunetraGupta @Telegraph. At some point we must face up to the injustices heaped upon young people.
- I'm beyond angry that nearly all of those calling for further restrictions continue to fail to even mention - let alone measure - the significant harms caused by social distancing.
- The unhealthy obsession with NHS capacity shows no sign of abating. We must remind ourselves that an efficient system should be near capacity and that the NHS is there to protect us, not the other way round.The NHS Confederation wants the government to move to "Plan B" - its back-up strategy to protect the health service But what is it? bbc.in/3E01XUx
- I urge more MPs to vote against vaccine passports. Here's why. thetimes.co.uk/article/vaccin… @SteveBakerHW
- Thanks for this great piece @carlheneghan. Sadly though, given the continued campaign of fear and failure to place any numbers in context, the policy response is to be expected. @Telegraph telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/12/1…
- It is entirely likely that the “cure” of lockdowns will cause much more harm to overall wellbeing than covid-19 itself. We must seek to measure and quantify these impacts in ways that will enable governments to make better decisions in future pandemics, and in calmer times too.
- I spend my life saying "context matters". Here's another example of why: telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/06/1… @Telegraph @HenryBodkin @alex_jay_clark
- Sage has been consistently and pessimistically wrong about transmission numbers, which has led to measures that have caused considerable harm which are still not being evaluated. Good to discuss with @darrenmccaffrey @GBNEWS today.
- The news that those of us who have been crying out for a proportional response to Omicron have been waiting for. thetimes.co.uk/article/8ef6d1…
- In a few years, we will look back in horror at the harms we have inflicted on kids. Once again I ask: why weren't the education experts, early learning specialists, and social scientists consulted when decisions to close schools etc. were being made?Replying to @collateralglbl11/ There are concerns about increased exploitation of vulnerable children, child sexual exploitation, online abuse and increased participation in county lines as a result of school closures. learning.nspcc.org.uk/research-resou…
- Following @CharlesWalkerMP's comments yesterday: it would be great to discuss our route out of restrictions with @uksciencechief @CMO_England @SusanMichie John Edmunds, Mark Walport, @ProfKarolSikora and @SelfHarmRes.
00:00 - To appraise properly any policy decision, it is customary to determine who stands to win and lose, and by how much. Until last year, lockdowns had never been thought of as a viable response to a pandemic. My op-ed with @SunetraGupta in @Telegraph
- I wonder how many of those advising governments to extend lockdowns are financially or hedonically worse off from restrictions? Perhaps none. Professional expertise matters but so does personal experience. We must ensure greater diversity of both in dealing with any future crisis
